Children's Mercy joins over 1,000
other hospitals and medical facilities around the country in
participating in the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The
DAISY award was created to recognize the important daily
contributions make in the lives of the patients and families.

The award is given every other month to an extraordinary nurse
whose clinical skill and compassion make an enormous difference in
the lives of the patients and staff of Children's Mercy.

The award recipients are nominated by their nurse
administrators, peers, physicians, patients and families to
receive: